By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA Wed Mar 5, 2014 1:16pm EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine of “hallucinating” on Wednesday after Kiev warned a U.N. atomic agency meeting of risks to the safety of its nuclear power plants in… Read More ›
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Austrian rape victim was arrested for having sex outside of marriage in UAE when she reported the crime… and told she had to MARRY her attacker
29-year-old was arrested when she reported that her attacker had raped her She faced a jail sentence for having ‘extra marital sex’ and drinking alcohol Austrian Foreign Ministry put together a crisis team to free her 260,000 people signed a… Read More ›
Truck carrying radioactive material stolen in Mexico
UN’s atomic watchdog says truck was taking cobalt-60 from a hospital to a radioactive waste storage centre when it was stolen Reuters in Vienna theguardian.com, Wednesday 4 December 2013 09.11 EST The IAEA has warned that the radioactive… Read More ›
Malware infected International Atomic Energy Agency Computers
Wang Wei, The Hacker News – Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Hackers and malware are everywhere, waiting for you around every corner of the Internet. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which holds highly sensitive information and plays a key… Read More ›
Czech President: EU Can’t Regulate Everything
Monday, 29 April 2013 Czech President Miloš Zeman has criticized the EU for what he sees as the organization’s excessive desire “to regulate everything.” “The dear EU does not decide what kind of light bulbs I use… Read More ›
‘Unusual seismic event’ in North Korea -atomic test monitoring body
Reuters VIENNA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – An international nuclear test monitoring agency said on Tuesday that it had detected an “unusual seismic event” in North Korea, following weeks of speculation that a nuclear test was imminent in the country…. Read More ›
Study shows potential benefit of dark chocolate for liver disease patients
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Isabelle Scali media.easl2010@cohnwolfe.com 44-771-743-5103 European Association for the Study of the Liver Vienna, Austria, Thursday 15 April: Doctors could soon be prescribing a dose of dark chocolate to help patients suffering from liver cirrhosis… Read More ›
Vitamin C boosts the reprogramming of adult cells into stem cells
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Cathleen Genova cgenova@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press Famous for its antioxidant properties and role in tissue repair, vitamin C is touted as beneficial for illnesses ranging from the common cold to cancer and perhaps even… Read More ›
Smoking and natural disasters: Christchurch residents increase tobacco consumption post-earthquake
Contact: Lauren Anderson lauren.anderson@europeanlung.org European Lung Foundation Vienna, Austria: The prevalence of smoking in Christchurch, New Zealand, increased following the 2010 earthquake, according to a new study. The results of the study will be presented today (4 September 2012) at… Read More ›
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Could Increase Asthma Symptoms
Exposure to Common Toxic Substances Could Increase Asthma Symptoms ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2012) — Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in… Read More ›